Kazakhstan: Update from Joint Council Caucus
August 2003 Update from the Joint Council Kazakhstan Caucus: Adoptions in Kazakhstan continue to be processed, with the recent slow down starting to abate. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is checking...
View ArticleKazakhstan: Changes in Adoption Processing
January 28, 2005 The U.S. Embassy in Almaty reports that the Kazakh Government has transferred responsibility for passport issuance to the Ministry of Justice, which does not yet have adequate staff to...
View ArticleKazakhstan: No New Dossiers
October 14, 2005 - KAZAKHSTAN WILL ACCEPT NO NEW DOSSIERS UNTIL NOVEMBER The Embassy of Kazakhstan has confirmed that they will accept no new paperwork from agencies or families until early to...
View ArticleKazakhstan: Updates to Dossier
November 4, 2005 This morning the Consular section of the Embassy updated its website with new information for adoption of children from Kazakhstan. This included two comprehensive documents, a list of...
View ArticleKazakhstan: Post-Placement Reports
November 23, 2005 Regarding concerns over delays from Almaty city, the State Department has confirmed that the Mayor of Almaty has announced that he will not accept new dossiers until all outstanding...
View ArticleKazakhstan: Update on Post-Placement Reports
December 16, 2005 In response to the hold on adoptions as announced by the Mayor of Almaty, Joint Council has sent a letter offering assistance in the collection of post placement reports and...
View ArticleKazakhstan: International Relations Initiative
February 3, 2006 On January 19th Joint Council met with the two representatives from Kazakhstan, Ms. Zaida Nurabayeva, Chief of the Department of Organizational Work, Office of Civil Event Records...
View ArticleKazakhstan: Positive News Regarding Intercountry Adoptions
January 25, 2007 Joint Council staff and Board of Directors met with the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services on Monday in conjunction with our quarterly Board...
View ArticleKazakhstan: Suspension of Intercountry Adoptions
March 17, 2008 Joint Council confirms the suspension of dossier processing by the Kazakhstan Embassy and Consulates pending the finalization of a review of adoption cases by the Kazakhstan government....
View ArticleKazakhstan: Update on Suspension
March 22, 2008 At the invitation of Kazakhstan Ambassador to the United States Erlan A. Idrissov, Joint Council and a representative of the U.S. Department of State will hold a meeting on Monday, March...
View ArticleKazakhstan: Update on Intercountry Adoptions
March 25, 2008 On Monday, March 24th, Joint Council met with Kazakhstan Ambassador to the United States Erlan Idrissov and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Michelle Bond. The meeting addressed the...
View ArticleKazakhstan: Adoption Service Providers
October 3, 2008 The Consular Section of the Kazakhstan Embassy has agreed to release the following information: As of September 27, a total of 32 US agencies have submitted their application to process...
View ArticleKazakhstan: Approved Adoption Service Providers
December 9, 2008 Families are encouraged to consult both the NY and DC Kazakh Consulates for the list of approved agencies, as they vary by jurisdiction.
View ArticleKazakhstan: Intention to Join Hague
May 14, 2010 It is Joint Council’s understanding that the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan has informed the Consulate General of the Republic of Kazakhstan in New York that...
View ArticleKazakhstan: Adoption Alert
June 29, 2010 The U.S. State Department, Office of Children’s Issues has issued the following Adoption Alert regarding Kazakhstan: In May 2010, the Kazakhstani Embassy in Washington and Consulate...
View ArticleKazakhstan: Update on Hague Convention and Grandfather Cases
October 22, 2010 The U.S. State Department, Office of Children’s Issues ( http://adoption.state.gov) has issued the following Adoption Alert regarding Kazakhstan. IMPORTANT NOTICE: Kazakhstan will...
View ArticleKazakhstan: USDOS Adoption Alert – Update Ministry of Education plans to...
January 17, 2012 From the US Department of State: According to the Government of Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Education (MoE), all pending adoption dossiers that were not matched with children by December...
View ArticleKazakhstan: US DOS Adoption Notice – Kazakhstan New Family and Marriage Code...
January 17, 2012 From the US Department of State: U.S. Mission Kazakhstan has reported that President Nazarbayev signed into law the new Family and Marriage Code on December 26, 2011. The Ministry of...
View ArticleKazakhstan: USDOS Adoption Notice – Approval of New Hague Convention Adoption...
From the US Department of State: April 5, 2012 The Ministry of Education and Science, the Central Authority of Kazakhstan, has confirmed that the governmental decree approving its new policies to...
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